Lakers 121-117 Celtics (Apr 23, 1966)

LAL

BOS

1

37

23

2

27

35

3

26

31

4

31

28

121

117

Top Performers

Points

41

Baylor

LAL

Rebounds

28

Russell

BOS

Assists

6

Jones

BOS

LAL

Team Stats

BOS

43-93 (46.2%)

FG%

45-107 (42.1%)

- (%)

3PM

- (%)

35-41 (85.4%)

FTM

27-31 (87.1%)

54

Rebounds

57

20

Assists

21

Turnovers

1965-66 Western Standings

LALBOS

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers - y	45	35	.563
2	Bullets - x	38	42	.475	7.0
3	Hawks - x	36	44	.450	9.0
4	Warriors - e	35	45	.438	10.0
5	Pistons - e	22	58	.275	23.0

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers - y	55	25	.688
2	Celtics - x	54	26	.675	1.0
3	Royals - x	45	35	.563	10.0
4	Knicks - e	30	50	.375	25.0

Game Summary

The Boston Celtics couldn't pull it off against the Los Angeles Lakers, 121 to 117, in Game 5 of the 1966 NBA Finals on April 24, 1966.

Game Info

April 23, 1966

Players	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	PF	FG	FT	TS%
Elgin Baylor E. Baylor #22	46	41	16 (0)	2	1	13-31	15-17	53.3
Jerry West J. West #44	46	31	8 (0)	5	3	11-24	9-9	55.4
Jim King J. King #21	32	6	3 (0)	4	6	3-8	0-0	37.5
Leroy Ellis L. Ellis #44	30	17	15 (0)	0	3	8-15	1-3	52.1
Rudy LaRusso R. LaRusso #35	28	14	3 (0)	1	4	5-6	4-4	90.2
Darrall Imhoff D. Imhoff #14	24	2	8 (0)	4	4	0-0	2-2	113.6
Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich #25	23	5	1 (0)	3	4	1-5	3-3	39.6
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman M. Abdul-Rahman #42	11	5	0 (0)	1	2	2-4	1-3	47.0

	Team	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	TS%
	LAL		0 (0)					0-0	0-0	0-0

Players	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	PF	FG	FT	TS%
Bill Russell B. Russell #6	48	32	28 (0)	4	5	13-23	6-7	61.3
John Havlicek J. Havlicek #17	43	25	10 (0)	2	6	9-22	7-8	49.0
Sam Jones S. Jones #24	36	15	4 (0)	2	5	6-15	3-4	44.7
Tom Sanders T. Sanders #16	34	13	5 (0)	0	5	3-14	7-7	38.1
Larry Siegfried L. Siegfried #20	32	16	1 (0)	6	1	7-14	2-3	52.2
K.C. Jones K.C. Jones #25	28	8	4 (0)	6	4	4-13	0-0	30.8
Don Nelson D. Nelson #19	14	5	5 (0)	1	2	2-4	1-1	56.3
Mel Counts M. Counts #31	4	3	0 (0)	0	1	1-2	1-1	61.5
Ron Bonham R. Bonham #21	1	0	0 (0)	0	0	0-0	0-0